Famous Personalities Born In February - 05

0976  Sanjō, Emperor of Japan (d. 1017) was born on this day in history.   

1505  Aegidius Tschudi, Swiss historian (d. 1572) was born on February - 05.   

1519  On February - 05 birth of rené of Châlon, (d. 1544)   

1534  Giovanni de' Bardi, Italian writer (d. 1612) was born on this day in history.   

1589  On February - 05 birth of honorat de Brueil seigneur de Racan, French playwright/poet   

1589  Esteban Manuel de Villegas, Spanish poet (d. 1669) was born on February - 05.   

1608  Gaspar Schott, German mathematician (d. 1666) was born on this day in history.   

1626  Marie de Rabutin-Chantal, marquise de Sévigné, French author (d. 1696) was born on this day in history.   

1662  Giuseppi Vignola, composer was born on February - 05.   

1703  Gilbert Tennent, Irish-born religious leader (d. 1764) was born on February - 05.   

1711  Joseph Umstatt, composer was born on this day in history.   

1723  John Witherspoon, clergyman/signed Declaration of Independence was born on this day in history.   

1725  James Otis, American lawyer and patriot (d. 1783) was born on February - 05.   

1732  On this day in history birth of nathanael Gottfried Gruner, composer   

1744  John Jeffries, colonial physician/meteorologist was born on this day in history.   

1748  On this day in history birth of christian Gottlob Neefe, German composer/conductor/tutor of Beethoven   

1753  Coert L van Beyma thoe Kingma, Frisian regent/patriot was born on February - 05.   

1770  Alexandre Brongniart, Paris, mineralogist/geologist (Tertiary) was born on this day in history.   

1775  On this day in history birth of margaretha J de Neufville, author (Small Pligten)   

1778  On this day in history birth of robert Peel, British PM (1834-46)/founder (Tories)   

1784  Nancy Hanks Lincoln, mother of Abraham Lincoln (d. 1818) was born on this day in history.   

1788  Karoly Kisfaludy, Hungarian literary (A Tat rok Magyarorsz gon) was born on this day in history.   

1788  Robert "Bobbie" Peel, British conservative premier/founder (Bobbies) was born on February - 05.   

1795  On this day in history birth of wilhelm Karl Ritter von Haidinger, Austrian mineralogist (d. 1871)   

1799  On February - 05 birth of john Lindley, English botanist (Elements of Botany)   

1804  Johan Ludvig Runeberg, Finland, poet was born on February - 05.   

1808  On this day in history birth of carl Spitzweg, German painter (d. 1885)   

1810  On this day in history birth of ole Bull, composer   

1810  On February - 05 birth of ole Bull, Norwegian violinist (d. 1880)   

1833  John Watkinson, founder of British Chess Magazine (oldest chess mag) was born on this day in history.   

1837  On February - 05 birth of dwight Lyman Moody, US, evangelist (Student Volunteer Movement)   

1840  Hiram Stevens Maxim, inventor (automatic single-barrel rifle) was born on February - 05.   

1840  On February - 05 birth of john Boyd Dunlop, Scotland, developer (pneumatic rubber tire)   

1848  On this day in history birth of belle Starr [Myra Belle Shirley], US female outlaw (wild west)   

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0995  Death of William IV, Duke of Aquitaine (b. 937) on this day in history.   

1520  Death of Sten Sture the Younger, regent of Sweden (b. 1493) on February - 05.   

1578  On this day in history giovanni B Moroni, Italian portrait painter, dies   

1591  On February - 05 gerard de Jode, Flemish publisher, dies   

1658  Maria Margaretha van Angels, Dutch prioress at Oirschot, dies at 52 on this day in history.   

1679  On this day in history joost van den Vondel, Dutch poet (Gysbreght van Aemstel), dies at 91   

1705  On this day in history jean Gilles, composer, dies at 37   

1721  James Stanhope 1st earl of Stanhope, English general, dies at 47 on this day in history.